रवाँ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian روان (rawān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾə.ʋɑ̃ː/, [ɾɐ.ʋä̃ː]

Adjective

रवाँ • (ravā̃) (Urdu spelling رواں)

1. flowing
2. well-versed, fluent
3. trained, practised

Declension

Declension of रवाँ (ā̃-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	रवाँ ravā̃	रवें ravẽ	रवीं ravī̃	रवीं ravī̃
oblique	रवें ravẽ	रवें ravẽ	रवीं ravī̃	रवीं ravī̃
vocative	रवें ravẽ	रवें ravẽ	रवीं ravī̃	रवीं ravī̃

Derived terms

• रवाँ-दवाँ (ravā̃-davā̃)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रवाँ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “रवाँ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House